Trinity Valley Football Preview 2008

JCFootball.com Contributor
Posted Aug 22, 2008


The 2008 Trinity Valley Cardinals could be vastly improved under second year coach, Brad Smiley. Their best position could be wide receiver. They also return a starting quarterback.

TRINITY VALLEY CARDINALS

HEAD COACH: Brad Smiley, 2nd year
ASSISTANTS: William Reed (Assistant HC-DC); John Launius (OC and QB-WR); Beau Davidson (OL); Mark Gibson (DB); Eric Jones (DL); Jeremy Hammock (TE)
2008 RECORD: 2-7 (0-6)
STANDINGS: 7th
POST-SEASON GAMES: None
RETURNING PLAYERS: 24
RETURNING STARTERS: 17

KEY SOPHOMORES: Pat Cook (6-1, 190, QB, Mont Belvieu Babrers Hill); John Turner (5-11, 195, WR, Garland); Zak Lally (6-2, 320, OL, Lewisville Flower Mound); Corey White (6-2, 215, LB, Dallas); Kingsley Akinwole (6-0, 285, DL, Allen); Malcolm Williams (5-11, 205, DB, South Grand Prairie); Kirk Risby (6-0, 185, DB, Cedar Hill); Michael Collins (DL, Crockett); Jacob Fincher (DE, Waxahachie); Joseph Kirkpatrick (DE-LB, Cross Roads); Ernest Hunter (LB, Tyler); Roy Evans (LB, Galveston); Brian Johnson, CB, Garland); Jason Bruner (DS-OL, Mineola)

FRESHMEN: Jeremy Rouse (5-11, 175, Ath, Apopka, Fla.); Stacey Womack (5-10, 185, Ath, Trinidad); Kenny Davis (5-11, 175, DB, West Mesquite); Josh Rolfe (5-10, 175, DB, South Garland); Joseph Wright (5-9, 185, DB, Copperas Cove); Anthony Wilson (6-0, 170, DB, Marshall); Richard Chandler (6-2, 190, DB, Flower Mound); Torey McLemore (5-9, 180, DB, Carthage); Brandon Rashad (6-4, 215, DL, Longview); Tre Moss (6-0, 290, DL, Garland Lakeview Centennial); Nick Nwoko (5-11, 315, DL, Spring Westfield); Courtney Wilson (6-3, 230, DL, Alief Hastings); Jeremy Flakes (6-3, 315, OL, Houston C.E. King); Michael Washington (6-2, 250, OL, Cedar Hill); Bryce Whitney (6-5, 310, OL, Mansfield Timberview); Dexter Prince (6-2, 280, OL, Houston Madison); Blake Ford (6-1, 275, OL, Marshall); Manuel Tijerina (6-3, 290, OL, Flower Mound); Odell Pippins (6-4, 285, OL, Houston Madison); Alan Brown (6-5, 330, OL, Carthage); Marcus Banks (6-6, 300, OL, Harker Heights);  Christian Ridge (5-11, 235, ILB, Spring Westfield); Charlie Jackson (5-10, 230, ILB, Stratford); Joe Dalton (6-1, 200, OLB, Stafford); Dan Jackson (5-11, 190, OLB, Mansfield); Vincent Adams (5-10, 185, OLB, Dallas South Oak Cliff); Tyler Little (6-2, 200, QB, Colleyville Heritage); Ryan Balentine (6-0, 175, QB, Harker Heights); Chad Win bush (5-11, 195, RB, Desoto); Bo Walker (5-10, 185, Spring Westfield); Henry Solis (5-10, 200, RB, Palacios); Damien Washington (5-11, 185, RB, Wichita Falls Rider); Khiry Hicks (6-4, 250, TE, Killeen); Donel Morrison (6-3, 220, TE, Copperas Cove); Cornelious Wilson (5-11, 190, WR, South Garland); Chris Young (6-0, 175, WR, Austin); Patrick Robertson (6-0, 185, WR, Lewisville Hebron); Dominique Rabun (6-4, 190, WR, Wylie); Jamille George (6-2, 180, WR, Fort Worth Southwest); David Crawford (6-3, 190, WR-DB, Lewisville Hebron); Nathan Earles (6-0, 185, P, Alvin); Brandon Carrico (5-10, 245, DS, Mabank); Vedran Ceric (6-1, 190, PK, Fort Worth Southwest)

TRANSFERS:  Jason Thompson (DE, Dallas Madison / Tr-University of Kansas)

CARDINALS’ FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DATE              OPPONENT               TIME

August 30  Dodge City 7 p.m.
September 8  Louisiana College JV  1 p.m.
September 13 Open Date
September 20 at NEO*  7 p.m.
September 27 Cisco*   7 p.m.
October 4  at Navarro* 3 p.m.
October 11  Blinn*x  3 p.m.  
October 18  at Kilgore*  3 p.m.
October 25 Tyler*  3 p.m.
November 1  at Arkansas Baptist* 3 p.m.

* - SWJCFC Game
X - Homecoming



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